[FR]: How to use js Formula？

[ChristinaHyh]

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hyahuime@gmail.com

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I have set up to enable js formulas, however, It doesn't seem to work. Can you give some examples? Thank you.
I try to use formulas to realize the function of counting down to the deadline of Project. But I don't know how to get today's date, I used js function written by myself, but it can't work.

For which platform do you request this request??

Desktop

[RafaelGB]

hi @ChristinaHyh ,

Could you share your js function?

you also can check our documentation

[RafaelGB]

we need a full example in our documentation. Will be added with next versions.

the format of the formula :
myfunction.js

function myfunction(args) {
  // Your logic
}

//required to add your function to the plugin
module.exports = myfunction

then you can use it

${db.js.myfunction(...)}

[ChristinaHyh]

Thank you~
I still have some questions, in this example, I need to name the js file as myfunction.js, right? And this js file should be included in the js folder that set in the DB folder plugin config, am I right?
Should this (module.exports = myfunction) be included in myfunction.js file or in obsidian plugin config?
Thank you for your help.

[RafaelGB]

you need to include it inside of your js

So if you have a complex js case, your file could have multiple functions and only one will be exported as the main one

[ChristinaHyh]

Thank you, it works!

[DannyHatcher-Git]

As someone very new to JS @ChristinaHyh could is there anything you changed about the above steps to get things working?